Associations to the word «Tamponade»

Wiktionary

TAMPONADE, noun. (medical) The use of a tampon.
TAMPONADE, noun. (medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
TAMPONADE, verb. (medical) To plug or stop with a tampon.

Dictionary definition

TAMPONADE, noun. Blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley